Mawes language

Mawes is a recently extinct Papuan language of Indonesia.

Usher (2020) proposes that it may be related to the Kwerbic languages. Foley (2018) classifies Mawes as a language isolate, and so does Hammarström (2010). It had 850 native speakers in 2006, but was extinct by 2024.

Pronouns

Pronouns are:

Basic vocabulary

Basic vocabulary of Mawes listed in Foley (2018):

The following basic vocabulary words are from Voorhoeve (1975), as cited in the Trans-New Guinea database:

Sentences

Of the few sentences that have been documented for Mawes, some example sentences are:

Further reading

• Wambaliau, Theresia. 2006. Survey Report on the Mawes Language in Papua, Indonesia. (in Indonesian). Unpublished manuscript. Jayapura: SIL Indonesia.
• Hammarström, Harald. 2010. The genetic position of the Mawes language. Paper presented at the Workshop on the Languages of Papua 2. Manokwari, Indonesia, 8–12 February 2010.

References

External links

• Rosetta Project: Mawes Swadesh list